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• PAC July 2012

  Member

  Had a great afternoon's music when Docfoster came visiting bearing gifts of music and even a cake!  Was a pleasure meeting Ben and sharing in some great music and great cake!  One of the great pleasures of meeting like minded enthusiasts I've found is having your ears opened to new music that might have otherwise passed you by and today was no exception.  We went through music as diverse as Mahler, funk-dubb-jazz,grungy stuff (Death in Vegas), Reggae and even some folk.  Thoroughly enjoyable and nice to meet a fellow Audio Chews member - Ben's a top bloke :)>-

  www.referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk
• Docfoster July 2012

  Moderator

  Kind words Paul. And all bought with a £1 cake from my son's school's summer fete!
  Thank you very much for your hospitality and sharing your music, knowledge and expertise with me. Just please don't test me on those inductance / capacitance ratings...! ;-)
  It was pleasing to hear of the early success of your business and your honest approach to your business practices and pricing. You deserve all the success that you will surely achieve.
  Thanks also to your family who let me steal you away, along with their domestic quiet for a few hours. Lovely to meet them.
  Give me a shout when you want to pop up to my place.

  Pioneer PL-71 (Decca SG), NVA Phono 2, NVA TFS, NVA P90SA pre-, NVA TSS mk3 power-, NVA Cube 1. (Also an NVA AP30 powering the 12inch bass units of a pair Goodmans Goodwoods. Just for some extra slam.)
  TechniSat HD Freeview into Musical Fidelity A3 24 192k DAC and InFocus X9 720p DLP projector.
  Power Inspired AG1500 mains regenerator.
  Mainly NVA cables, but with TQ Ultra Black speaker cables.
• Docfoster July 2012

  Moderator

  Most importantly, paul's personally replinthed Gerard has a tremendously natural and effortless sound to it. It reproduced several tracks more pleasingly than did the Michell TT sitting next to it. It's fine work on recreating the natural acoustic around instruments and voices was especially apparent on a couple of live recordings.
  So it sounds good as well as looking fantastic. :-)

  Pioneer PL-71 (Decca SG), NVA Phono 2, NVA TFS, NVA P90SA pre-, NVA TSS mk3 power-, NVA Cube 1. (Also an NVA AP30 powering the 12inch bass units of a pair Goodmans Goodwoods. Just for some extra slam.)
  TechniSat HD Freeview into Musical Fidelity A3 24 192k DAC and InFocus X9 720p DLP projector.
  Power Inspired AG1500 mains regenerator.
  Mainly NVA cables, but with TQ Ultra Black speaker cables.
• Docfoster July 2012

  Moderator

  Paul was either cutting cake here or changing LPs.
  Can't remember which...!
  ;-)
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Pioneer PL-71 (Decca SG), NVA Phono 2, NVA TFS, NVA P90SA pre-, NVA TSS mk3 power-, NVA Cube 1. (Also an NVA AP30 powering the 12inch bass units of a pair Goodmans Goodwoods. Just for some extra slam.)
  TechniSat HD Freeview into Musical Fidelity A3 24 192k DAC and InFocus X9 720p DLP projector.
  Power Inspired AG1500 mains regenerator.
  Mainly NVA cables, but with TQ Ultra Black speaker cables.
• PAC July 2012

  Member

  I may have even been cutting the LPs and changing the cake...as still suffering from the excesses of the alcohol consumed the evening before!  Thanks for the comments on the Garrard Ben and I must admit that the Michell rarely gets a look in since the 401 project was completed.

  www.referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk
• PAC July 2012

  Member

  Thanks to Ben for an enjoyable morning listening to the NVA system Chez Docfosters.  Very different presentation to mine but very enjoyable nonetheless.  Good clean bass and very musical system IMHO.

  
  

  Also, thanks to Ben for the loan of the Inca Tech which is sounding pretty decent driving the SHL5's at the mo!

  www.referencefidelitycomponents.co.uk
• Alan July 2012

  Moderator

  That's what it's all about!
  

  Life: Trek it or Wreck it.
  
  
  Main: [ Qnap TS 110 NAS ] > Modified Apple MACmini (Mountain Lion, Audirvana +) > M2Tech Young DAC > LightSpeed Attenuator (LDR) > XIV 10W SECA Amplifier > Royd Revelation RR3 Speakers
  Belkin PF40 Mains filter for all digital gubbins
  Cables by Tellurium Q and DIY.
  
  Office: FooBar2000 > HRT Music Streamer 2 > NVA AP20 > JPW Sonata
• Docfoster July 2012

  Moderator

  Thanks for coming over Paul. A very pleasant start to my summer break...! :-)
  Hope you're not on the sauce tonight again... ;-)
  
  

  Pioneer PL-71 (Decca SG), NVA Phono 2, NVA TFS, NVA P90SA pre-, NVA TSS mk3 power-, NVA Cube 1. (Also an NVA AP30 powering the 12inch bass units of a pair Goodmans Goodwoods. Just for some extra slam.)
  TechniSat HD Freeview into Musical Fidelity A3 24 192k DAC and InFocus X9 720p DLP projector.
  Power Inspired AG1500 mains regenerator.
  Mainly NVA cables, but with TQ Ultra Black speaker cables.
• uglymusic July 2012

  Administrator

  PAC said:

  Thanks to Ben for an enjoyable morning listening to the NVA system Chez Docfosters.  Very different presentation to mine but very enjoyable nonetheless.  Good clean bass and very musical system IMHO.

  
  

  Also, thanks to Ben for the loan of the Inca Tech which is sounding pretty decent driving the SHL5's at the mo!

  
  
  I imagine there might just be a little difference there :-)
  

  Take a look at these hands!
  Main: White MacBook/SSD/OS X Lion/Audirvana Plus -> Tellurium Q Digital Interconnect -> M2Tech Young/Super TeddyReg PSU -> TQ Blue Interconnects -> TQ Iridium Listen Pre-amp -> TQ Blue Interconnects -> Green Goddess Single Ended Class A 12 wpc Power Amp -> TQ Ultra Black and Graphite speaker cables -> Royd RR3 speakers/Royd stands
  Ugliness depositories: Synology DS411slim NAS and FireWire Drobo
  Office: KingRex USB DAC and PSU -> Passive pre ->TQ Atom power amp -> Mission 761 speakers/desk
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